Favorite Parts of Working in the Construction Industry as a Business Owner
Erik, a Principal and Business Owner at Precision Construction Services, finds immense satisfaction in the tangible results of the construction industry, stating that "you can take an idea all the way to completion and...see this idea manifest itself as a new building." He also enjoys the industry's relatively slow technology adoption, viewing this as "a ton of opportunity for fast growth" and a chance to significantly impact both their company and the industry at large.
Project Management, Leadership, Technology Adoption, Tangible Results, Industry Impact
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Erik Wright
Principal / Business Owner
Precision Construction Services
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo / Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
Design & Construction
Architecture, Construction & Design
Business Strategy
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Seeing projects through from initial idea to completion and creating a lasting legacy.
2. The construction industry's relatively slow technology adoption creates opportunities for rapid growth and significant impact.
3. Potential to influence not only the company but the entire industry's culture and practices.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
I love it because you can take an idea all the way to completion. You can literally see this idea manifest itself as a new building, and that leaves a lasting legacy. It's something that I can walk around town with my friends and family and show them something that I worked on.
So, it's very tangible as well. The one interesting thing that I really enjoy about the construction industry too is that it's significantly behind other industries when it comes to technology adoption and just being progressive in our mentality of how we go about doing what we do. That's actually really fun for me.
It gives a ton of opportunity for fast growth and being able to make a big impact, not just internally to our company, but the industry as a whole. It's not like we don't have access to cool technologies and ways to do things better, but it's really changing the culture and how we think about things.
So, that's one aspect that I think is really meaningful. You really get to have such a big impact on not just our local group, but how we engage with the industry as a whole and make a significant impact.